Choose nutrient - infused waters, like coconut water, over sports drinks to help
replenish lost sodium and minerals.
Not exact matches
From heathers dish the meals low
sodium content helps in
replenishing what has been
lost during your sweaty workout.
People who
lose a lot of
sodium through sweat and don't
replenish their levels (with salt or an electrolyte beverage) are especially at risk.
This will help
replenish sodium the person has
lost through sweat.
I strongly recommend
replenishing sodium and other minerals you're
losing, along with water weight, with a sugar - free (not artificially sweetened) electrolyte solution or trace minerals during the first few days on a ketogenic diet.
The standard formula has a higher
sodium content than Powerade ® and Cytomax ® to
replenish sodium that is
lost in sweat.
For heavy sweaters this may not
replenish the
sodium lost through sweating.
This led to coconut water being dubbed as having an equal nutritional profile to human blood, or being a «blood replacement» and some gym rats caught on and theorised that it would have an optimal profile of nutrients for
replenishing the electrolytes (
sodium and potassium)
lost in sweat.
To optimize and expedite the recovery process, athletes need to rehydrate and
replenish lost stores, with a goal of repleting 100 - 150 % of body mass losses within one hour of exercise cessation (side note: repleting 150 % may be hard on the stomach for heavy sweaters).1 Endurance athletes especially should
replenish with water,
sodium, and carbohydrate within the first hour after exercise to ensure the highest rates of glycogen (our stored energy) resynthesis.15 Recovery drinks with protein have been reported to maximize protein synthesis rates, consisting of approximately 0.2 — 0.4 g / kg / h protein and 0.8 g / kg / h of carbohydrates.16 Chocolate milk has a nice carbohydrate to protein ratio of 4:1 and is an inexpensive, but still palatable, recovery option.17
It also
replenishes electrolytes as it naturally includes calcium, potassium,
sodium and magnesium which are
lost while sweating during exercise.
My work environment, especially this time of year is very very hot and I sweat a lot, so this is a good way to
replenish sodium and other mineral salts
lost in perspiration.
Intra BCAA + also includes CocoMineral ™ - A coconut water extract which contains the key electrolytes
sodium and potassium, helping you to
replenish those electrolytes
lost through sweat when exercising.
If you're constantly drinking a ton of water and eating a lot of plant - based foods, which is a great thing, you have to be very aware that you're also
losing a good amount of
sodium, so you need to
replenish that
sodium.